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Iowa State Patrol troopers closed part of Interstate 35 south of the Des Moines metro due to the chase and standoff that started north of Des Moines about 1:10 p.m. Tuesday.

The driver led officers south on Interstate 35/80 to Interstate 35 through West Des Moines.

"It started in the metro area. We had a trooper try to make a traffic stop on a vehicle that was running 100 mph. Suspect decided not to stop," said Sgt. Scott Bright, an Iowa State Patrol spokesman.

Dispatchers said speeds reached between 100 to 110 mph.

A trooper deployed stop sticks on the interstate near the intersection with Highway 92.

Bright said the driver hit the stop sticks, had three flat tires and stopped at that point. He exited his car, a red Chrysler Sebring, and showed a weapon and then got back inside the car.

Interstate 35 was closed between mile markers 53 and 55 in both north and southbound lanes.

The patrol had a couple negotiators at the scene and they were able to talk the man out of the vehicle after about an hour. The man was taken into custody about 3 p.m. No one was hurt during the chase or standoff.

"We have a lot of traffic on the interstate. Our number one concern is the public's safety, those traveling on the interstates that's our number one concern. When this occurred our number one goal was to get people off the interstate and make it a secure environment and just have law enforcement present and that's what we did," said Bright.